Similarly, he said, his new film expresses "a genuine, palpable tension between the classes."

Bloodlust had shown in people's eyes, a palpable tension that could have very easily erupted into violence.

"I am staying here," she said, breaking the almost palpable tension between them.

This produces an immediate and palpable tension because the two had been so long together.

It was later revealed that they always ate, to excess, around one another due to their palpable sexual tension.

But the separation - intended to keep things calm - has instead created a palpable tension.

Often, there is a palpable tension between the violin and soprano lines.

One result was a palpable unresolved tension in both pieces, although they were very different.

An almost palpable tension leapt between them, filling her with a raw need so strong and deep that it was like a body blow.